Paul Scholes says Didier Deschamps "screamed like a big girl" when he tackled him in the 1999 Champions League semi-final, and that scream helped put the Manchester United legend out of the final.
The former England midfielder infamously missed the final leg of United's Treble season, along with skipper Roy Keane, after both were cautioned in the semi-final, second leg against Juventus in Turin.
Scholes says he was "devastated" to miss the showpiece match against Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp, and at least partly blames the France World Cup winning captain. “You just deal with it don’t you?” Scholes told the A Goal in One podcast as he recalled the disappointment. “I was gutted at the time but there’s nothing you can do about it. “I
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